Climbing Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulcy019&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the climber class which has abundant, dark red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulcy019’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2001 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulcy019’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its parents by flower color and by growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant dark red flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

4. Reduced apical dominance in flowering habit. The new variety consistently produces flowers evenly from the lower branches to the top of the plant.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulcy019’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2001 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulcy019’ was selected in the spring of 2002 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulcy019’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2002. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulcy019’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulcy019’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing are:

FIG. 1; Open flowers and flower buds with petals and sepals detached;

FIG. 2; Flowering stem attached to main branch; and

FIG. 3; Leaves and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulcy019’, as observed in its growth in in a open air container nursery in Odense, Denmark. Observed plants are 10 months of age, and were grown on own root in 23 cm containers. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulnorm’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,552 are compared to ‘Poulcy019’. Poulcy019 has semi-double, smaller flowers, developing in trusses. ‘Poulcy019’ is more compact than ‘Poulnorm’. ‘Poulnorm’ has large, double flowers, and develops single flowers on each branch.

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Early flowering. Stages of continuous             periods of bloom.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 21 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 9 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals unfold, petals are Red-Purple             Group 59A. Sepal inner surface: Color: Greyed-Green Group             138B. Weak anthocyanin the color of Greyed-Red Group 182A.             Surface: Weak pubescence observed. Sepal outer surface:             Color: Green Group 138A. Intense anthocyanic pigments the             color of Greyed-Purple Group 183A occasionally covering the             entire surface. Texture: Rough. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose.             Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins             have strong weak foliaceous appendages on three of the five             sepals. Sepal size: 20 mm long by 7 mm wide. Receptacle:             Texture: Smooth. Shape: Elliptical to campanulate or urn             shaped. Size: 7 mm in height by 6 mm wide. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Anthocyanic pigments the color of             Greyed-Purple Group 183A observed. Peduncle: Length: Ranges             from 70 to 190 cm. Diameter: 2 to 3 mm. Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Pedicel: Surface: Rough with many stipitate             glands. Length: 12 to 16 mm. Diameter: 2 mm on average.             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Moderately intense             anthocyanic pigments the color of Greyed-Purple Group 183A             observed. Strength: Moderate.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             12 to 17 flower buds per flowering branch. Reduced apical             dominance in flower habit causes flower buds develop in             stages evenly from the base of the plant to the upper             branches.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Light floral scent. Duration: The             blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 10             days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have             fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 55 mm on average             when open. Flower depth is about 22 mm. Flower shape:             General shape is an open cup with petals that curve out from             the flower center. Shape of flower, side view: After opening             the upper portion is flat. The lower portion is flat.         -   Petalage.—On average, flowers have 25 petals total, 0 to 3             of which are petaloids.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals and inner petals:             Upper surface: Red Group 46A to 53A. Lower surface:             Red-Purple Group 60A. Basal petal spots, upon opening: Upper             surface: Yellow Group 4 D. Lower surface: Yellow Group 4D.             After opening, outer petals and inner petals: Upper surface:             Red Group 44A. Lower surface: Red-Purple Group 60A. Basal             petal spots, after opening: Upper surface: White Group 155B.             Lower surface: White Group 155B.         -   General tonality.—On open flower Red Group 46A. No change in             the general tonality at the end of the 10th day.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Somewhat reflexed. Margin: Entire.             Occasionally the is a cleft in the petal apex, or a point at             the center of the margin. Medium undulations of margin             observed. Shape: General: Narrow elliptic and broad             elliptic. Apex shape: Round. Base shape: Acute. Size: Outer             petals are 30 mm (l)×32 mm (w). Inner petals are 25 mm             (l)×18 mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Quantity: 0 to 3. Shape: Asymmetric. Apex is             rounded, base is acute. Color: Upper surface is Red Group             44A. Lower surface is Red-Purple Group 60A. Size: 15 mm in             length by 10 mm wide.         -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 2             mm in length. Color: Yellow-Orange Group 15A. Quantity: 75             on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 6A. Length: 5 mm.             Pistils: Length: 4 mm. Quantity: 50 on average. Stigmas:             Inferior in location relative to the length of the filaments             and the height of the anthers. Color: Greyed White Group             157A. Styles: Color: Greyed White Group 157A. Hips: None             Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Arching. As an own root plant the average             height of the plant is 60 cm and the average width is 60 cm.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A with             anthocyanic intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Mature             growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length: On average, canes             are 20 cm from the base of the stem to the flowering             portion. Diameter: 4 to 5 mm. Internodes: On mature canes,             there is an average distance of 40 to 50 mm between nodes.             Surface Texture: Young wood: Rough with small prickles.             Older wood: Smooth.         -   Prickles.—Incidence: 12 prickles per 10 cm of stem. Size:             Average length of prickles on mature stems is 6 mm. Shape:             Concave. Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 183A.             Mature prickles: Greyed-Red Group 181 D.         -   Plant foliage.—Normal number of leaflets leaves in middle of             the stem: 7 leaflets. Compound leaf: 70 to 80 mm (l)×40 to             45 mm (w). Quantity: 3 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average.             Color of mature foliage: Upper side: Green Group 139A. Lower             side: Green Group 138A. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper             side: Green Group 137D. Lower side: Green Group 137C.             Anthocyanin: Greyed-Purple Group 183A at margins.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 8 to 12 mm in             length. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear,             slightly broad based with outward extending apices. Margins:             Finely serrated with few stipitate glands. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length: 12 to 14 mm.             Diameter: 1 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group             146A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 147B. Rachis:             Length: 30 to 35 mm. Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group 146A             with anthocyanic pigments the color of Greyed-Purple Group             183A. Lower surface: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Observations:             Few stipitate glands and prickles observed. Leaflet: Margin:             Serrate. Size: Terminal leaflet on normal leaves is 20 to 22             mm in length by 12 to 14 mm wide. Shape: Generally elliptic.             Base: Rounded. Apex: Acute. Texture: Smooth. Thickness:             Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate.             Glossiness: Moderately glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery and             downy mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal             growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the climbing rose class named ‘Poulcy019’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant dark red flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 